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Monday May 12th, 
Stickmen at Nanaimo
Friday May 16th 8:00pm
Bevan Arena
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Islanders Defeat Surrey For Second Time Thursday, May 8th The Delta Islanders led by Carlton Schuss and Dane Stevens beat the South Fraser Stickmen 10-6 Thursday night in North Surrey – in another penalty-filled, ragged contest – their second in a week. The Delta’s larger offensive unit – featuring Schuss (8 pts) and Stevens (5 pts) - had little difficulty with the South Fraser defence in the first period – and racked up a 5-1 lead while playing short handed for 8 penalty minutes. The Stickmen transition game is still emerging, under new head coach Jamie Scott and there were several plays in which the defence wasn't deployed quickly enough to meet a Delta multi-man attack. At 7:31 of the second period, simmering animosities boiled over; first in a fight between South Surrey’s Jason Jones and Delta’s Nigel Phillips. While that played out in a corner, both goalies lumbered – like gunslingers in a ‘B’ Western – to the center of the rink and tangled. Deltas’ Steve Bourget and South Fraser’s Graham Chandler were ejected from the game along with Phillips and Jones. In the third period, the Stickmen found their speed and began to find holes in the Delta offence. Their only penalty came on a delay of game when an equipment challenge on the Delta goal keeper was lost. However, a strong third period performance couldn’t overcome the deficit which, at one point, was a six goal spread. During the Stickmen’s 46 minutes of penalties, Delta scored 3 power play goals. Despite a total of 55 penalty minutes against Delta, South Fraser’s goals were at even strength, except for a short handed tally by Jordy Willing. Stickmen scorers were: Willing (2) and Ryan Harwood (2) plus 2 assists. Although the loss leaves the frustrated Stickmen winless (0-6) so far this season, their play continues to be spirited and committed. Next they travel to the Island for a pair of games which begin a series of road appearances. South Fraser next appears at home on Thursday, June 5th, hosting Coquitlam.
Stickmen Fall Short Of Keeping Pace With Fish
It was another game of getting out of the gates slow as the Stickmen fell behind the visiting Salmonbellies 3-0 at the end of the first mark. Special teams got South Fraser going in the second with a short handed goal to give the Stickmen their first on the night but not until the Fish landed two more of their own. With the Stickmen adding their second of the night they kept pace with New West to a 6-2 score at the end of two. The fast pace continued in the third as penalties started to add up resulting in special team play and four on four situations. Both teams managed to add to their tallies on the night with the Stickmen putting two in the net only to be outdone by New West and their three additional goals. Scoring on the night for the Stickmen were Robert Grasby, Josh Biagioni, Jordan Schulstad and Cody Thompson each with a single. Assists went to Andrew Bromley, Josh Biagioni and Jackson Smith. The Stickmen again showed that they are very competitive against the best in the league and it's only a matter of time before the ball bounces their way and in. After the 9-4 loss South Fraser drops to 1-4 with the toughest part of their schedule now done. Next game is Friday May 16th in Delta at the Ladner Leisure Center. Game time is 8:30pm
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